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Wow! Spectacular viewing platform opened in New York
A view with a thrill: The One Vanderbilt skyscraper in New York now has a spectacular viewing platform including a glass elevator – at a height of 369 meters! We show what a ride looks like …
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With this spectacular platform in the heart of Manhattan, the metropolis wants to celebrate the return of tourism to New York City this fall: Summit One Vanderbilt opened on October 21. And this attraction really has it all: One of the tallest buildings in the city in Midtown not only has a glass viewing platform and an art installation in which the city merges with the building – but also a glass elevator, the floor of which is completely transparent !
The 65,000 square meter Summit One Vanderbilt on the 59th floor of the skyscraper is distributed over four levels. The completely transparent glass boxes called “Levitation” ensure a thrill. They protrude from the building, so that visitors float almost 310 meters above Madison Avenue. This is the best way to watch the hectic hustle and bustle on the street from above.
In a glass case you float over the streets of the city.
One Vanderbilt: Elevator with a glass floor goes up to a height of 369 meters
If you want to go even higher, an all-glass elevator with a transparent glass floor takes you from the terrace to a height of over 364 meters – and thus to the highest vantage point in Midtown Manhattan. He is named “Ascent” and driving on the outside of the One Vanderbilt skyscraper.
Video: This is what an elevator ride looks like
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From there, too, visitors have a great view of the Empire State Building, the East River and even Central Park.
It gets really crazy in the walk-in work of art “Air”. Air is a walk-in art experience that plays with reflection. With every step through the room, it seems as if the visitors are defying physics. Because there the external environment merges with the room and then enlarges it seemingly infinitely.
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The installation is described as a “walk-in art experience”.
In addition, the restaurant Le Pavillon awaits visitors on the 6,000 square meter viewing platform on the highest urban outdoor meadow in the world. The chef there is Daniel Boulud, who has even been awarded a Michelin star. Light meals and innovative cocktails are offered. Of course, still with an incredible view – sometimes up to 130 kilometers.
The city has high hopes for the project: “New York City will be full of energy this fall, and Summit One Vanderbilt is a very attractive destination for New Yorkers and tourists,” said Fred Dixon, President and CEO of NYC & Company. via press release. “Tourism in the city will most likely recover soon. This is the ideal time with the Summit One Vanderbilt to offer a completely new form of viewing platform with a truly unique artistic expression. “
One Vanderbilt is the fourth tallest building in New York
The One Vanderbilt is 427 meters behind the One World Trade Center (541.3 meters), the Central Park Tower (472.4 meters) and 111 West 57th Street (435.3 meters), the fourth tallest building in the Big Apple. The construction was already completed at the end of 2020, and now the icing on the cake is the elevator to go into operation at the end of October 2021.
The ticket prices start at around 40 dollars (about 35 euros), and a corona vaccination must be proven for the visit.
Note to editors: This text first appeared in May 2021. We updated it in October 2021.
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